Israel
About a week ago, the Philadelphia Inquirer published an editorial cartoon that I found highly distasteful, but I said nothing because I know what editorial cartoons are. They are the opinion of the cartoonist, and it might be an opinion I disagree with. I write things that others disagree with,
Politics
Here’s a small lesson in massaging the press and the public. Democratic candidate Cherelle Parker tries to pull a fast one. (Photo: Billy Penn) I gave credit yesterday to the Inquirer for smoking out Cherelle Parker, the Democratic candidate for mayor who had been ducking demands that she debate
Politics
On the fourth anniversary of this blog, I repeat the first one, so readers can understand where I am coming from. Welcome. If you landed here because you were looking for a Russian troll farm, you are free to leave. The rest of you know my name from the Daily
Politics
Whatever else is said about the mayoral primary, it was a setback for Philadelphia progressives, which had recent wins with the election of D.A. Larry Krasner, state rep Elizabeth Fiedler, state senator Nikil Saval, Council member Kendra Brooks, and others. The progs were on a roll. Hoping to capture
Justice
I sued the Inquirer and Inga Saffron 3 ½ years ago knowing the difficulty of prevailing in a defamation suit. As an indication of the quirkiness of the law, the first judge to hear the case, James Crumlish, ruled I was not a public figure. The last judge, Glynnis Hill, decided
Journalism
I’ve been a little less active on social media and on this blog for the past week because I’ve been in a City Hall courtroom. The defamation suit I filed more than three years ago against the Philadelphia Inquirer and Inga Saffron is now in the hands of
Politics
On the second anniversary of the start of this column, I am reprising the first one, so that people who were not here for the first know where I am coming from, and what they can expect. (This should have posted Thursday, but tech problems prevented that.) Welcome. If you
Racism
I don’t pretend the know the ins and outs of how Philly Fighting COVID, which seems to have been an after school extracurricular activity, became Philadelphia’s No. 1 supplier of COVID testing, and then vaccine. Some of it was explained in an Inquirer story that had several notable